About block 948,098
Bitcoin block 948,098 was mined by OCEAN on May 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM UTC, 2 min 21 s after block 948,097. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 470 transactions in 0.22 MB (13.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 948,098 is number 579 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,437 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,902 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. OCEAN found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,871 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.